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Table 7 Interactions between sexes and feed restriction on Meat composition of Morada Nova lambs

From: Effects of quantitative feed restriction and sex on carcass traits, meat quality and meat lipid profile of Morada Nova lambs

Variables

Entire male

Castrated male

Female

AL

30%

60%

AL

30%

60%

AL

30%

60%

Protein

18.24AB

18.70AB

18.89AB

18.57AB

18.66AB

19.46AB

19.99A

18.22B

18.93AB

  1. AL ad libitum intake, 30% 30% feeding restriction, 60% 60% feeding restriction
  2. abc; Means followed by different letters in same sex differ by a Tukey-Kramer test (P < 0.05)
  3. def; Means followed by different letters in same feeding restriction level differ by a Tukey-Kramer test (P < 0.05)
  4. AB; Means followed by different capital letters in same line differ by a Tukey-Kramer test (P < 0.05)